Sears is closing a whole bunch of Kmart stores

On Friday, Sears Holdings, which owns Sears and Kmart, informed
Kmart employees in at least 13 states that their stores would be
closing in mid-December, according to local news reports and
employees who spoke to Business Insider.

The stores that are closing will begin liquidation sales on
September 22, employees said.

Sears did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request
for a full list of the stores closing.

According to Colorado newspaper the
Craig Daily Press, a total of 60 store closures were
announced on Friday.

Separately on Friday, Seritage Growth Properties, a
real-estate-investment trust that owns 235 Sears and Kmart
stores, revealed in a filing that Sears had decided to terminate
leases on 17 stores, meaning it would close those stores.

According to RBC Capital Markets analysts, all 17 closures are
Kmart stores.

We have compiled a partial list of the stores closing in
December, according to local news reports and employees who spoke
to Business Insider. We will add to this list as we learn more
about the closings:

Cullman, Alabama

Gardendale, Alabama

Craig, Colorado

Tinley Park, Illinois

Lafayette, Indiana

Pikeville, Kentucky

Great Barrington,
Massachusetts

Manistee, Michigan

Fenton, Michigan

Jackson, Michigan

Grand Rapids, Michigan
(Plainfield Township)

Natchez, Mississippi

Scottsbluff, Nebraska

Binghamton, New York

Burlington, North
Carolina

Canton, Ohio

Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee

Smyrna, Tennessee

Clarkesville,
Tennessee

Hixson, Tennessee

Memphis, Tennessee

Abilene, Texas

West Valley City, Utah

Wytheville, Virginia

Martinsville, Virginia

Cody, Wyoming

Correction: This story
previously listed the Greenville, Michigan store as closing. This
store will remain open.

Do you work at a Kmart
store that is closing? Reach out to this reporter
at hpeterson@businessinsider.com